2018 Rogers Cup SF - [4] Kevin Anderson vs Stefanos Tsitsipas

[Incognito]

Crowd today was so garbage.

Applauding loudly at Anderson's errors/double faults and yelling before points were over.

Greeks in the crowd. Remember those matches with Baggy at AO lol. It was like Davis Cup!

 

[ak24alive]

If he beats Nadal tomorrow then he is going to be #EPIC.

Absolutely EPIC. But Nadal is famous for not letting fairy tales realise themselves. 2 possibly 3 Federer CYGS stopped by Nadal.

 

[Towser83]

All of a sudden Nole's loss does not look too bad...

 

[Red Rick]

All of a sudden Nole's loss does not look too bad...

Djokovic's loss is a lot worse than Zverev's or Andersons, if you look at the match stats. Djoko got outplayed quite clearly, while Zverev and Anderson had a dominance ratio of over 1.1 and only lost because of being insanely unclutch

 

[Meles]

Rublev?

Of course.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Absolutely EPIC. But Nadal is famous for not letting fairy tales realise themselves. 2 possibly 3 Federer CYGS stopped by Nadal.

 

[prairiegirl]

More over-hype, just like last year with Denis. His achievements were hailed in the same way. Youngest ever semi-finalist in a Masters 1000 (still stands). Youngest R16 in USO since Chang. Still, the youngest teen in top 100. So, it goes. In two weeks, it will be someone else. The hard part for Tsitsipas will be the same hurdle Shapovalov now faces along with other young players. That is, to do this consistently year after year after year like Federer and Nadal and Djokovic have done. Can he defend all these points next year? We don't know. We have to wait a year to find out. How will he finish the year? Lots of questions. No answers. A remarkable talent. That's for sure. But, the future is unwritten.

 

[Red Rick]

More over-hype, just like last year with Denis. His achievements were hailed in the same way. Youngest ever semi-finalist in a Masters 1000 (still stands). Youngest R16 in USO since Chang. Still, the youngest teen in top 100. So, it goes. In two weeks, it will be someone else. The hard part for Tsitsipas will be the same hurdle Shapovalov now faces along with other young players. That is, to do this consistently year after year after year like Federer and Nadal and Djokovic have done. Can he defend all these points next year? We don't know. We have to wait a year to find out. How will he finish the year? Lots of questions. No answers. A remarkable talent. That's for sure. But, the future is unwritten.

Tsitsipas is 18 months older than Shapovalov last year, but on the other hand, this isn't just his break into the top 100/50. He'd already established himself in the top 30 before that. In that regard it isn't overhype.

But his run now doesn't mean he's ready for the top 10. Sometimes players just run hotter than the sun. But it is something to build on.

 

[Red Rick]

According to wikipedia, it's the first time in 4 years somebody gets 4 top 10 wins in a row. Tsonga did it in Toronto 2014.

 

[Dinosaur]

Inb4 Khachanov destroys Nadal and Tsitsipas to win the title.

 

[EllieK]

More over-hype, just like last year with Denis. His achievements were hailed in the same way. Youngest ever semi-finalist in a Masters 1000 (still stands). Youngest R16 in USO since Chang. Still, the youngest teen in top 100. So, it goes. In two weeks, it will be someone else. The hard part for Tsitsipas will be the same hurdle Shapovalov now faces along with other young players. That is, to do this consistently year after year after year like Federer and Nadal and Djokovic have done. Can he defend all these points next year? We don't know. We have to wait a year to find out. How will he finish the year? Lots of questions. No answers. A remarkable talent. That's for sure. But, the future is unwritten.

He did win ugly but the kid never gave up. He has definite things he needs to improve to really get to and stay in the top 10. 2nd serve for one. Backhand needs some work too. His heart and desire to win I don’t question. Hopefully he continues to work on the rest of his game. You can’t always win ugly or wait for your opponent to give you points.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Greeks in the crowd. Remember those matches with Baggy at AO lol. It was like Davis Cup!

LoL imagine a Tsitsipas- bagdathis in Melbourne

 

[-snake-]

Even if Tsitsi doesn't win, his Toronto run has impressed me more than any of Zverev's masters titles.

Way better opposition, that's for sure.

 

[Otacon]

Tsitsipas is the youngest EVER player to beat four top 10 players in the same event.

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

yet another thrilling match! I truly wasn't sure which player would prevail; I was rooting for Stefanos so it worked out great! I am hoping for a Nadal vs. Tsitsipas final!

 

[Incognito]

Tsitsipas is the youngest EVER player to beat four top 10 players in the same event.

Wow! Already writing history. Future all time great for sure. I like this Tsitsi, he needs to learn how to slice though, and he could learn how to return better. He has tremendous potential, no doubt.

 

[mike danny]

Tsitsipas is the youngest EVER player to beat four top 10 players in the same event.

Actually, that's false. That accolade belongs to Wilander RG 1982.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Showing the tiebreak again now. Hyped.

 

[mike danny]

Wow! Already writing history. Future all time great for sure. I like this Tsitsi, he needs to learn how to slice though, and he could learn how to return better. He has tremendous potential, no doubt.

It would have been nice if Wilander hadn't already done this.

 

[mike danny]

All of a sudden Nole's loss does not look too bad...

It never did actually.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Will Tsitsipas pull out of cincinnatti?

He has to play monday or tuesday

 

[mike danny]

More over-hype, just like last year with Denis. His achievements were hailed in the same way. Youngest ever semi-finalist in a Masters 1000 (still stands). Youngest R16 in USO since Chang. Still, the youngest teen in top 100. So, it goes. In two weeks, it will be someone else. The hard part for Tsitsipas will be the same hurdle Shapovalov now faces along with other young players. That is, to do this consistently year after year after year like Federer and Nadal and Djokovic have done. Can he defend all these points next year? We don't know. We have to wait a year to find out. How will he finish the year? Lots of questions. No answers. A remarkable talent. That's for sure. But, the future is unwritten.

He won't have to beat 4 top 10 players to reach a masters final year after year after year.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Point at 4-4

 

[BeatlesFan]

Djoko got outplayed quite clearly, while Zverev and Anderson had a dominance

I didn't see this match, but many Djoker fans says he clearly tanked the match. True?

 

[marc45]

did he really said that?

yep, right to Jason Goodall on ESPN after the match...I don't think it comes out as harsh the way he says it, but it reads as harsh if you will...it is bulletin board material

 

[marc45]

I didn't see this match, but many Djoker fans says he clearly tanked the match. True?

kind of, yes....but there was some talk of the elbow again too

 

[I Am Finnish]

kind of, yes....but there was some talk of the elbow again too

On twitter some were saying that he was shaking his arm

 

[Otacon]

Actually, that's false. That accolade belongs to Wilander RG 1982.

You're absolutely right.

 

[Incognito]

I didn't see this match, but many Djoker fans says he clearly tanked the match. True?

Lol, and he won his doubles match after that loss

 

[Incognito]

kind of, yes....but there was some talk of the elbow again too

Does that mean he will not be at Cincy?

 

[marc45]

Does that mean he will not be at Cincy?

haven't heard anything yet

 

[MugOpponent]

Yes, true, but his run has already been unique. Even if Nadal wins, it will still not be as impressive as Tsitsipas's run. I will not fault Tsitsi after what he has had to endure.

I'm as impressed as anyone with Tsi, but it's not like Nadal has played nobody. Stan ,while not in form is a three time slam winner and Cilic has been one of the more consistent performers of the last year and a half.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Does that mean he will not be at Cincy?

during the interview he did not mention that he had pain

I guess it was nothing serious

 

[EllieK]

I'm as impressed as anyone with Tsi, but it's not like Nadal has played nobody. Stan ,while not in form is a three time slam winner and Cilic has been one of the more consistent performers of the last year and a half.

Yeah but Cilic had him and let him go.

 

[EadTTR]

Hyeon Chung hasn't done much really.

He has already done more than Zverev in slams.

 

[EadTTR]

Too many injuries.

Still better than Zverev in slams

 

[Rosstour]

More over-hype, just like last year with Denis. His achievements were hailed in the same way. Youngest ever semi-finalist in a Masters 1000 (still stands). Youngest R16 in USO since Chang. Still, the youngest teen in top 100. So, it goes. In two weeks, it will be someone else. The hard part for Tsitsipas will be the same hurdle Shapovalov now faces along with other young players. That is, to do this consistently year after year after year like Federer and Nadal and Djokovic have done. Can he defend all these points next year? We don't know. We have to wait a year to find out. How will he finish the year? Lots of questions. No answers. A remarkable talent. That's for sure. But, the future is unwritten.

Sorry but Tsits looks a lot more put-together than Dennis right now, the guy has just beaten Djok/Z/Anderson and did so with an iron will.

The fact that he lost to Zverev in DC, then came back the next week and beat him in a match that went the distance tells me everything about his mentality. He was pissed at himself during that match, made adjustments, trusted them, and executed them in a very close match. That is the mark of a future great player.

Easy to see how threatened Zverev felt after that match. Tsits was so much more humble and gracious, he really looks like Fed 2.0 in every way (even down to the abysmal challenge record).

 

[-snake-]

Sorry but Tsits looks a lot more put-together than Dennis right now, the guy has just beaten Djok/Z/Anderson and did so with an iron will.

The fact that he lost to Zverev in DC, then came back the next week and beat him in a match that went the distance tells me everything about his mentality. He was pissed at himself during that match, made adjustments, trusted them, and executed them in a very close match. That is the mark of a future great player.

Easy to see how threatened Zverev felt after that match. Tsits was so much more humble and gracious, he really looks like Fed 2.0 in every way (even down to the abysmal challenge record).

Titsy's run>>>>>>>>>>>>>Shaps' run. I agree

 

[Red Rick]

I didn't see this match, but many Djoker fans says he clearly tanked the match. True?

That's just stupid. Djokovic didn't play well, but it was no real tank either.

 

[Rosstour]

Titsy's run>>>>>>>>>>>>>Shaps' run. I agree

And I really like Shapo. But Tsits grabbed my attention a few years ago in juniors (I work in sports broadcasting) and really looks like the better player.